Germany have been awarded the 2024 UEFA European Championships, beating Turkey's bid to host the competition. The bid sees matches spread over 10 stadiums with capacity for a total of 2.78 million spectators - 290,000 more than Turkey

As the old adage goes: Football is a funny old game. So funny that is often comes to pass that some of the game's top stars don't get a chance to play at the highest level. We take a look at nine global stars who will not feature in this season's Champions League.